A metro area swim instructor is warning the parents of young children to ensure they can swim before taking them to the pool or beach this summer. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with Gina Torjak, a ...

PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be an improved flotation device deployment system for emergency in-flight situations," said one of three inventors, from Lyman, S.C., ...

BE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. SOME SCHOOL SPRING BREAKS HAVE ALREADY STARTED LAUNCHING THE BUSY TIME AT OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES. A BREVARD COUNTY MAN LOOKING TO MAKE THEM SAFER FOR ...

Officers with the Tempe Police Department were able to deploy their newly implemented floatation device to rescue a paddleboarder who fell into Tempe Town Lake on Aug. 27. This rescue using the device ...

At approximately 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, FDNY members assigned to the Robotics Unit and EMS rescued two swimmers in distress off Rockaway Beach at Beach 85th Street just 20 minutes after lifeguards had ...

MARION, Ind. (WANE) – A stranded kayaker wearing his Personal Flotation Device (PFD) was rescued from the Mississinewa River by Indiana Conservation Officers Monday afternoon. At approximately 12:55 p ...

Location: The products were sold by Palli Paddle in Canada. UL Solutions tests and certifies personal flotation devices to regulatory requirements and standards in the U.S., Canada and Europe. To meet ...

While most people wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when boating, such is typically not the case when they're swimming in open water. A new prototype wristband is designed for such scenarios, as ...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is urging citizens not to remove flotation devices or safety flags from stations on the beach. The town states the items are in place in ...

Even as the budget talks get close to being settled the PFD question lurks as a possible show stopper. As noted in the Juneau Empire, there may even be a “contingency” PFD considered in the August ...